Where does “microamplification” come from?

microamplification (English) comes from English amplification, from Latin amplificātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

microamplification (English): microscale amplification of nucleic acid sequences

Definitions

  1. microscale amplification of nucleic acid sequences

Ancestry of “microamplification”, step by step

microamplification traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English amplification

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamplificationThe act, or result of amplifying, enlarging,...
2Latinamplificātiōwidening
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ